Solved: I received payment for a legal settlement of $295. Following your hints, I created a 1099MISC. Since I have no EIN, I'm getting grief from TurboTax. Help.

I received payment for a legal settlement of $295. Following your hints, I created a 1099MISC. Since I have no EIN, I'm getting grief from TurboTax. Help.

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If you did not receive a 1099-MISC, you should not enter it as if a 1099-MISC was received because the IRS did not receive a 1099-MISC. Enter as Miscellaneous Income.

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If you did not receive a 1099-MISC, you should not enter it as if a 1099-MISC was received because the IRS did not receive a 1099-MISC. Enter as Miscellaneous Income.

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